Re: [MBZ] Battery MINDer

2023-11-02 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 08:30:54 -0700 Jim Cathey wrote: > > You must have a very large fleet to keep running! > > Besides too many cars there are smaller engines, > Big Bertha, and some UPS's to consider. Oh! Those would add up, indeed. I am thinking about getting one to lend because I always

Re: [MBZ] Battery MINDer

2023-11-02 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> You must have a very large fleet to keep running! Besides too many cars there are smaller engines, Big Bertha, and some UPS's to consider. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Battery MINDer

2023-11-01 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 1 Nov 2023 08:34:52 -0700 Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > Northern Tool has them on sale again, for $20. I bought five more. > That makes 17 total, I think I'm (finally) at saturation. I have: 4 BatteryMINDer 12117TC 1 BatteryMINDer 128CEC1 1 BatteryMINDer 1510 (which starts at a

[MBZ] Battery MINDer

2023-11-01 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Northern Tool has them on sale again, for $20. I bought five more. That makes 17 total, I think I'm (finally) at saturation. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] Battery MINDer

2023-09-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Mine spend most of their time on batteries for the snowmobile club. It's that time of year again Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 8:18 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:02:37 -0700 Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > Northern Tool has

Re: [MBZ] Battery MINDer

2023-09-21 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:02:37 -0700 Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > Northern Tool has them on sale again, though for $25 this time, > not $20. But I bought four more. That makes 12 total, 10 of them > are currently deployed. (Eventually all will be, and I could probably > use still more.)

[MBZ] Battery MINDer

2023-09-21 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Northern Tool has them on sale again, though for $25 this time, not $20. But I bought four more. That makes 12 total, 10 of them are currently deployed. (Eventually all will be, and I could probably use still more.) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

2023-01-07 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> Actually, no. When the two external chargers raise the voltage above what > the internal one would supply, the internal one drops out of the picture. Unless your APC has the same kind of exercise/test logic mine does. Then it's definitely watching, every hour (or whatever). Maybe it doesn't

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

2023-01-07 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Nothing wrong with aluminum wiring, if the connections at the ends are made correctly. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

2023-01-07 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
On 2023-01-07 18:16, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Seems to be par for the course. I have one leg of power that is intermittent, depending on conditions (underground from the pole to the house). Called the utility, they sent out a couple guys, problem was gone. Asked if the could install a

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

2023-01-07 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
> I ended up calling Los Alamos' utility division on another matter and they sent out a utility supervisor. I asked him how low the voltage should go. When he told me, I mentioned ours dropped to 107.5. He did not believe me Seems to be par for the course. I have one leg of power that is

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

2023-01-07 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 7 Jan 2023 12:22:34 -0800 Jim Cathey wrote: > > welded relay contacts. > > Evil. My UPS rarely has to engage, if it's also relay-oriented > (likely) it hasn't had to survive a stress-test like that. I ended up calling Los Alamos' utility division on another matter and they sent out a

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

2023-01-07 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> welded relay contacts. Evil. My UPS rarely has to engage, if it's also relay-oriented (likely) it hasn't had to survive a stress-test like that. I would call it consumer-grade crap, but it has done excellent work. In a truly evil power environment, I'd be tempted to deploy one of my two

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

2023-01-06 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 6 Jan 2023 15:22:56 -0800 Jim Cathey wrote: > > two of them are maintaining the two Group 31 batteries connected to > > my UPC SmartUPS 700 > > The charger built into my SmartUPS 2000, running continuously since > 2006, has been maintaining its four 75AH external batteries superbly. >

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

2023-01-06 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> two of them are maintaining the two Group 31 batteries connected to my UPC > SmartUPS 700 The charger built into my SmartUPS 2000, running continuously since 2006, has been maintaining its four 75AH external batteries superbly. (One failed early, in 2010.) It still holds up the computer

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

2023-01-06 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> The 10.5 VDC minimum threshold for the 12117TC is why I also have a 1510, > for which the minimum threshold is 3.0 VDC. It's why I have two old Schauer battery chargers, and three lab power supplies! No minimum threshold. Some of the smart chargers have modes, like a power supply mode. Just

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

2023-01-06 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 6 Jan 2023 16:47:32 -0500 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > I got from a friend one of those little lead acid batteries for an > alarm system. It’s showing 3V. I was thinking to put one of these > things on it to see if it would charge up but I don’t want to blow it > up or

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

2023-01-06 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I got from a friend one of those little lead acid batteries for an alarm system. It’s showing 3V. I was thinking to put one of these things on it to see if it would charge up but I don’t want to blow it up or anything. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jan 6, 2023, at 3:53 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

2023-01-06 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Mon, 02 Jan 2023 18:17:19 -0500 mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: > https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200332201_200332201 I went to order a couple more of these and the line-item in my cart said: Backordered Online Get it in 30 or more Business Days So I guess

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

2023-01-06 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 6 Jan 2023 12:52:56 -0800 Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > Excellent. I just ordered 5 more of the Minders, to augment the three I > already had. If any of these save even _one_ battery, it's worth it. I have: - four of the 12117TC BatteryMINDers, one for each of the batteries

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

2023-01-06 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Excellent. I just ordered 5 more of the Minders, to augment the three I already had. If any of these save even _one_ battery, it's worth it. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

[MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

2023-01-02 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200332201_200332201 Milwaukee M18 deals, free batteries etc. https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/category_rebates-special-offers Example: 3/8 impact comes with 2 free 6 amp batteries: